Life has never been easy for me, and the drama that came with my decision to join the Volturi was nothing. Within a week of joining, I was falling for my Master, leading the Volturi Guard, and trying to save the vampire world as we know it. One thing I'm sure of, is that things are only going to get worse from here.

A chapter-by-chapter rewrite of the original . . . in reverse. This time, Edward is an ordinary human boy living with his mother in Forks, and Bella and Charlie are Cullen "cousins" who have just moved into town . . .